Two men have been charged after 11 Winnipeg businesses were hit by masked robbers in the first two weeks of 2025, police say.

Multiple robberies at a number of hotels and licensed establishments, including bars and restaurants, happened in Winnipeg from Jan. 1 to 10, police said in a news release Friday.

Two masked men armed with a handgun and bear spray sought video lottery terminal money and/or cash from employees at the targeted businesses, police said. They used stolen licence plates in order…